£10.99

Product Description

The Finca Constancia estate vineyards are situated in Otero (Toledo); a privileged site, flanked by the Sierra de Gredos mountain range and the hills of Toledo.

Gonzalez Byass Finca Constancia is made from grapes selected from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Graciano and Tempranillo varieties. The wine is aged for six months in new French and American oak barrels.

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Tasting Notes

With a deep picota cherry colour, this wine has abundant red and black fruit aromas as well as enticing spicy notes such as black pepper and vanilla.

Producer

Finca Constancia

Agent

Gonzalez Byass UK Ltd

Winemaker

Beatriz Paniagua

History

The founder of Gonzalez Byass firmly believed in the principle of consistency in winemaking and his personal life. Named in homage to him, Finca Constancia was established in 2006, on a single estate property, chosen for its unique combination of soils and climatic conditions, ideally suited to growing the best quality fruit of both indigenous and international grape varieties.

Regional Information

Situated in the province of Toledo in Castilla la Mancha, not far from Madrid, Finca Constancia is protected by the two mountain ranges of Sierra de Gredos and Montes de Toledo. The undulating landscape offers a variety of soil types, perfect for growing different grape varieties which flourish in its long hot summers and cold winters.

Current Vintage

2013

Vinification Details

The grapes are hand harvested, and only the best bunches are picked. After being de-stemmed, the grapes are fed by gravity to the fermenters. After fermentation the wine is transferred to new French and American oak barrels where it integrates for 13 months, before bottling.

A Total Winner

Vintage 2009. An excellently made wine which offers such good quality for the price and, thank goodness, is presented with a cork closure. Call me old fashioned but screw tops should be banned - especially for higher end wines.
Although this wine is not one hundred per cent Tempranillo, I beggar anyone to find me a Rioja style wine which offers as much in terms of bouquet, flavour and smoothness for the price. The cepage of six gape varieties and four years age with thirteen months in new oak, results in pure pleasure on the palate.

Moderately pleasant

I don't like to swim against the crowd, but I do like Mont Gras Carmenere and I flatter myself that I'm serving this at the correct temperature, and this strikes as no better than moderately pleasant. Colour is a deep purple-red. Aroma is quite reticent, although it opened up a little on the second day. Lots of smoky oak, with a rather pleasant hint of violet. Dark fruit on the palate, with a bit of jam, and a little too much tannin. Perfectly quaffable and went well with my pizza, but hardly exciting.

This is excellent wine - even when not on offer!

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